Becoming a Make Up Artist
March 19th 2008 07:49
Laura was living in Los Angeles and working at a cosmetic counter when she got involved doing makeup for school plays. While making up the performers she learned about the different stage makeup and how to apply them and in the process discovered how much she liked doing it.
Deciding that she wanted to make this her career in films, Laura got in touch with some of the major studios. However, they wouldn't hire her because she wasn't a union member, and she need to have a job to be in the union. Instead, she contacted several independent movie companies, because those who work on films for independents don't have to be union members. With some persistence, she managed to talk her way a job as a makeup assistant on a biker movie, helping the makeup artist, do whatever needed to be done.
As these things happened, one thing led to another, and eventually she got a job working on a horror film, helping to create and do the makeup for the monster. Although the work wasn’t easy, she really enjoyed herself. Today she’s still working for independent movie companies on horror, science fiction, and biking films. She still doesn't have a union card, but she is making a good living at doing what she does best -- creating monsters.
Deciding that she wanted to make this her career in films, Laura got in touch with some of the major studios. However, they wouldn't hire her because she wasn't a union member, and she need to have a job to be in the union. Instead, she contacted several independent movie companies, because those who work on films for independents don't have to be union members. With some persistence, she managed to talk her way a job as a makeup assistant on a biker movie, helping the makeup artist, do whatever needed to be done.
As these things happened, one thing led to another, and eventually she got a job working on a horror film, helping to create and do the makeup for the monster. Although the work wasn’t easy, she really enjoyed herself. Today she’s still working for independent movie companies on horror, science fiction, and biking films. She still doesn't have a union card, but she is making a good living at doing what she does best -- creating monsters.
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